Yikes. A senior DHS official alleges in a whistleblower complaint that he was told to stop providing intelligence analysis on the threat of Russian interference in the 2020 elections, in part because it “made the President look bad.”
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Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Brian Murphy also alleges that acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told him to stop producing intelligence assessments on Russia and shift the focus on election interference to China and Iran.
HPSCI is requesting persuant to subpoena that Mr. Murphy appear for a deposition on Monday, September 21, 2020.intelligence.house.gov/news/documents…
Via the complaint, distribution of a Homeland Threat Assessment was prohibited due to concerns from Wolf & Cuccinelli re “how it would reflect upon President Trump. Two sections were specifically labeled as concerns: White Supremacy & Russian influence in the United States.”
Some deeply disturbing stuff in here with specific details and dates. If it pans out, these revelations have grave repercussions for how we handle foreign interference—not just in this election, but in our democracy writ large.
Another pretty damning example involves Anitfa.
Murphy alleges he was instructed to modify intelligence assessments so they matched up with the President’s public comments on Antifa and “anarchist” groups.
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